UNGENTLEMANLY Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

ungentlemanly

adjective

Definition of ungentlemanly

as in boorish

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Recent Examples of ungentlemanly Who knows, maybe Ritchie will rewrite history to his liking if there’s another installment of ungentlemanly warfare. — Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2024 However, much of Keaton’s dialogue comes at such a fast clip, his ungentlemanly implications may go over young audience members’ heads. — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024 The ungentlemanly agreement results in Albie getting grifted by Lucia, whose pimp dramatics were an obvious ruse from jump. — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2022 None too pleased to see the guys fighting in such an ungentlemanly manner outside his shop, the all-too-proper proprietor, Christof (Warburton), appears at the door wearing a tweed vest, bowtie and old-timey flat cap. — Peter Debruge, Variety, 31 July 2024 In On His Own Terms, and its account of the slow-going struggles of the Rockefeller Republicans, there’s an implication that political extremism is ungentlemanly. — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026

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And in an age of boorish, brawling Little League Parents®, perhaps there’s a lesson to be learned from our new friends in the horn hats.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026
The doc goes on to note that, along with boorish audiences, record labels were also wary of Culture Club, even though their aesthetic was very much in the early Eighties new wave and pop mold.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026

Definition of boorish

Adjective

And Trump’s domineering, loutish approach to women spoke to its adherents in a way that few, if any, of his rivals could match.

— Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
The nation and the world have long since become accustomed to Trump’s loutish behavior, coarse vocabulary and disrespect for the dignity of his office and America’s reputation.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of loutish

Adjective

An uncouth mix of stress and chlorine exposure recently left my skin simultaneously drier and more breakout-prone than it's been in quite a long time, and my usual routine of a quarter-size drop of skin tint just wasn’t cutting it anymore.

— Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 1 July 2026
And any expression otherwise is so taboo or deemed uncouth, and we aren’t allowed to talk about it in our art and media.

— Rachel Handler, Vulture, 14 May 2026

Definition of uncouth

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Martin showed that even a clownish gentleman with a pure heart could woo someone like Tisha Campbell’s Gina.

— Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
The Black characters that appeared on-screen closely resembled the clownish stereotypes popularized by the minstrels.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026

Definition of clownish

Adjective

Sean Goode, a former Canton police sergeant who was working the night of John O'Keefe's death and testified during the first Karen Read trial, allegedly sent dozens of vulgar text messages, according to an independent investigation.

— Matt Schooley, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Others were removed early on for vulgar or inappropriate comments, according to a PGA Tour source with knowledge of the events, with five spectators in total ejected from the tournament with six holes to go.

— Brody Miller, New York Times, 21 June 2026

Definition of vulgar

Adjective

Like a more crass, animated Seinfeld, Rocko deals with the mundanities and absurdities of daily life.

— Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
With the games having kicked off, the sport has shown its ineffable power to supplant crass and capitalistic overreach.

— Emily Olsen, New York Times, 16 June 2026

Definition of crass

Adjective

The brand has come to signify rugged, often uncultured New York grit, its actual working-class relevance and celebration in seminal rap lyrics feeding internet snarkers’ stereotypes of city dwellers.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
In certain circles, identifying with the city is shorthand for being uncultured and self-obsessed, even soulless.

— Ella Berman August 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025

Definition of uncultured

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